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What is hate crime?
Hate crime is defined as any crime or incident motivated by prejudice or hate, and includes crimes based on race, disability, sexual orientation and faith.
Report a hate crime online
If you have witnessed, or been the victim of, a hate crime, you can now report it online using our online form.
Simply follow the link to the hate crime reporting page.
Hate crime - ‘We won’t tolerate it!’
We won’t tolerate it was heard right across Shropshire on 15 November 2006, as the Shropshire Partnership, Shropshire County Council, and all of Shropshire’s borough and district councils joined forces with West Mercia Police to make a stand against hate crime. We want you to join us too!
The launch of the 'We won’t tolerate it' campaign took place at several locations right across Shropshire, and aims to address the increasing problem of any crime motivated by prejudice or hate. It aims to not only highlight the problem, in which there has been a 23% increase in reported hate crimes in 2005/2006 upon the previous year in Shropshire, but will also increase the amount of places where victims can feel safe about reporting their problems.
The main launch took place on 15 November at the Shirehall in Shrewsbury. It had the support of Councillor Michael Owen, portfolio holder for community wellbeing; Carolyn Downs, Chief Executive of Shropshire County Council and Paul West, Chief Constable of West Mercia Police, along with a host of local people.
“Hate crime is an increasing problem in Shropshire,” says Councillor Michael Owen. “It is important that victims of any such crimes feel safe and secure about reporting problems, so that we can work towards stamping it out for good.”
The launch also featured a series of creative plays from Theatre In and Development – which highlighted how people can feel and react because of hate crimes. A ‘book of commitment’ was also available and people were encouraged to sign and show their dedication to stamping out hate crime in Shropshire.
“Shropshire County Council is dedicated to creating and protecting a healthy, independent and safe way of life for everyone in the county,” says Carolyn Downs, Chief Executive of Shropshire County Council. “The ‘We won’t tolerate it’ campaign is a creative initiative, and shows how everyone working together can help make Shropshire a better place.”
Hate crime is a key priority target for the Shropshire Partnership, which aims to work as a single unified voice to show commitment to action on the subject.